Five men, including two from Harrison and one each from Kearny and Belleville, face up to…
Year: 2021
BETTERING BELLEVILLE
FOR DECADES, previous town leaders have been unable in repeated attempts to lure investors to a…
EDITORIAL — What a year it’s been for all of us
It’s almost eerie to look back at The Observer of March 11, 2020. It included the…
Obituaries for March 10, 2021
Kevin Canessa Sr., the father of The Observer's Kevin Canessa Jr., died Feb. 13, 2021, in…
Kardinals rebound from 0-8 to finish strong; team wins last 7 games of season after dreadful start
After the Kearny High School boys’ basketball team suffered a 42-point blowout loss, a 75-33 drubbing…
Kearny’s Paszkiewicz: The Queen of the Lanes
With a last name of Paszkiewicz, it was almost a given that Hannah Paszkiewicz would naturally…
Hometown mourns death of Frannicola, a.k.a. ‘Mr. Nutley’
It was an unlikely association, a young, aspiring athlete and an aging official and administrator. Except…
FROM DREAM TO REALITY — New Lyndhurst PD comm center opens
A few months ago, Lyndhurst Police Lts. Paul F. Haggerty and Vincent Auteri said I was…
Veterans banner program returning to North Arlington
You may have seen the banners that donned Ridge Road last summer. Each had a photo…
EDITORIAL — Bergen County must do better with COVID-19 vaccines
When Kearny Mayor Alberto G. Santos expressed his disappointment a few weeks ago that Kearny was…
Obituaries for March 3, 2021
Virginia ‘Ginger’ Catena Ginger Catena, 76, died peacefully surrounded by her children on Feb. 20. 2021.…
Lyndhurst’s Martin scores 1,000th career point
When Carley Martin was a young girl, growing up in Lyndhurst, she would attend the basketball…
Wrestling season officially begins with practice
Believe it or not, the high school wrestling season officially began with the first day of…
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK — Kearny’s Ruiz: A picture perfect example of consistency
When the 2021 high school basketball season began in January, veteran Kearny High School head girls’…